Safety
The safety topic provides news, information and resources to keep EMS providers informed about key safety issues, developments and technology, including research and initiatives focused on violence against EMS professionals, how to prevent an injury, near-miss reporting and risk mitigation.
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The man only suffered minor injuries from the fall; he was taken to a hospital for observation
The man was taken to a mental health facility for evaluation; how the man got on top of the pole also was unclear
Firefighter Mike Tripican apparently tried to flee police by running into the ocean and also kicked an EMT in the face as he was being loaded into an ambulance
Medic Julie Hamilton also seemed impaired while conducting EMS-related business three times following the October incident she was fired for
Thirty people were taken to three different hospital with injuries after the giant pileup
The 25-year-old man used his car to rear-end another car four times, and then bit a firefighter and kicked a paramedic who came to help the victims at the scene
The man was taken back to the emergency room, and the undamaged ambulance was picked up by its crew
Two siblings — a 14-year-old girl and a 6-year-old boy — remained in critical condition late Saturday afternoon
Two of the remaining 31 people on board the bus had moderate injuries and the rest had minor injuries
Sister describes Bryan Stow’s 24-hour care after the 2011 beating at Dodger Stadium: “We shower him, we dress him, we fix his meals”
The two men pleaded guilty and showed no remorse for the savage Dodger Stadium beating that left the San Francisco Giants fan brain damaged
Regardless of the sentence, pressing charges raises awareness in the eyes of the media, police officers and the judicial system, and justice on some level is usually served
He allegedly exposed himself to the woman, placed her hand on his genitals inside an ambulance, and pushed the woman onto a gurney and fondled her, police say
His vehicle left the road, went down an embankment and struck a wall
A male medic was hospitalized trying to protect his female colleague; they responded to a report of a woman having a panic attack, but the father thought they were there to take away his child and attacked them
Rescuers aren’t sure what drew the 74-year-old man onto the ice, but suspect that he might have been going after his dog
Fire officials said two people were critically injured in the crash and at least two others suffered minor injuries
The 48-year-old was jailed after he tried to strangle an EMT on an ambulance, and threatened a nurse at the ER
He made a threat to the rescue crew as they were pulling up to the ER; a police dog and bomb unit clear the hospital and he will be charged
Some departments will be asking their conscious patients if they have a concealed weapon
The crew had just responded to call for a four-month-old child who was deceased and were transporting her body
Firefighters and medics used a ladder truck to climb through a second-floor window to rescue the victims who had been bitten by their dog
She was struck by three cars as she crossed a thoroughfare; she remains in the hospital with multiple trauma injuries
The man may have been lying on the partially collapsed floor of a bedroom for several days before he managed to call 911
The paramedic was experiencing asthma issues at the scene of a fire and was taken to a hospital; officials later noted the medic was listed in good condition
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